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A great documentary, "Sample This" walks you through how a cover of this song in the early '70s by the fictious Incredible Bongo Band was the seed for the hiphop music genre. A good watch if anyone is into the history of music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsr-m8utVSw , Danish jazz guitarist.
I think Shadows came later, and of course the Ventures.
I know it's not Dick Dale but it is that sound.
So long. .
It's all good!
And the Shads little 3 step dance on black and white telly.
This is how an addiction begins...
Aaaaaah....
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Jo_Syzzlyxx wrote:
This song was released before instrumental guitar music was widely called "surf music" - particularly in the UK, where The Shadows were from. Anyhow, the title of this tune was inspired by the 1954 film "Apache" and it was released a couple of years before either of those other tunes.
michaelc wrote:
So long. .
'THAT SOUND', is HANK MARVIN ~
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So long. .
I remember Dick Dale, and in fact he's still touring at 81. Just saw him a few months ago at a club in Oakland, California.
Really nice to hear the original.
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The SHADOWS' Lead Guitarist - Hank Marvin - 1960 Marvin was owner of the first Fender Stratocaster guitar imported in the UK, which was bought for him by friend and colleague Cliff Richard.
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Cowboy Surf !
Boy_Wonder wrote:
Surf wasn't really up in the UK in the late 50's... a day at the seaside was more like..
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Looks like the young Joe Strummer and his mum!!!
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It doesn't really roll as quintessential surf music, unless Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone are hanging 10 on set with the crew of Endless Summer while Quentin Tarantino and John Travolta DJ the tunes in the craft service tent. This is Duane Eddy or The Safaris slinging Colt .45s. And I don't mean the malt liquor.
Those first four names have essentially nothing to do with surf music or its creation. The latter names are another story, of course. It's annoying that anytime an instrumental guitar/surf tune comes on, Quentin Tarantino's name gets brought up; the genre existed long before he was born. The Shadows didn't really play "surf" music; they were around before that term existed.
It doesn't really roll as quintessential surf music, unless Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone are hanging 10 on set with the crew of Endless Summer while Quentin Tarantino and John Travolta DJ the tunes in the craft service tent. This is Duane Eddy or The Safaris slinging Colt .45s. And I don't mean the malt liquor.
Surf wasn't really up in the UK in the late 50's... a day at the seaside was more like..
![](https://www.canveyisland.org/images/uploaded/scaled/canvey_front_60s.jpg)
Looks like the young Joe Strummer and his mum!!!
It's not bad. Not that good either.
I was in Catholic Elementary school and Terry Lee, a DJ on McKeesport, Pa's WMCK played this. Later my mother convinced him to come and give a talk for our CCD class. I met him and he promised he'd send me this 45rpm. Never got it.
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"......never......to hear.....surf music.....again...."
This takes me back!
The lead guitarist Hank Marvin was Britain's guitar hero in the 1950's and early 60's - played a Burns guitar as I recall, and wore horn-rimmed spectacles like Buddy Holly.
The Shadows were the backing band for Cliff Richard, and went on to issue a string of instrumentals like Apache.
Good for you Bill - as has been said so many times by others, "...where else would we be hearing this alongside Radiohead and Billy Idol?"
Only on RP!
Hank played the first Stratocaster (Red) in the UK, Cliff Richard had brought into the country. IMS Bruce Welch has it now.
The Shadows played Burns Bisons for a while, following a sponsorship deal
It doesn't really roll as quintessential surf music, unless Clint Eastwood and Sergio Leone are hanging 10 on set with the crew of Endless Summer while Quentin Tarantino and John Travolta DJ the tunes in the craft service tent. This is Duane Eddy or The Safaris slinging Colt .45s. And I don't mean the malt liquor.
Yes more of the 'twangy guitar' genre
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Hmm, that does make me really old.
I was in Catholic Elementary school and Terry Lee, a DJ on McKeesport, Pa's WMCK played this. Later my mother convinced him to come and give a talk for our CCD class. I met him and he promised he'd send me this 45rpm. Never got it.
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Geez, I'm old.
This takes me back!
The lead guitarist Hank Marvin was Britain's guitar hero in the 1950's and early 60's - played a Burns guitar as I recall, and wore horn-rimmed spectacles like Buddy Holly.
The Shadows were the backing band for Cliff Richard, and went on to issue a string of instrumentals like Apache.
Good for you Bill - as has been said so many times by others, "...where else would we be hearing this alongside Radiohead and Billy Idol?"
Only on RP!
This is the stuff of my early musical life, got me into guitar music, unfortunately I was unable to fully learn to play one.
It still sounds so fresh, and like Buddy Holly and others of this early era, I think it is down to the very simple studios they used.
Certainly a case of less is much much more.
I still love instrumentals to this day, and am extra happy when RUSH include one or two on their albums.
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... on Amazon Prime (UK)
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If you can get your hands on the DVD, it includes a bonus interview with Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, including how the band formed and how "Apache" came to be.